X and Tesla Owner, Elon Musk, late last night, announced the receipt of a Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for Blindsight.
The device is meant for those who have lost both eyes or were born blind, he said.
He made the announcement via his verified X handle,
“The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see,” the post read.
“Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time.
“To set expectations correctly, the vision will be at first be low resolution, like Atari graphics, but eventually it has the potential be better than natural vision and enable you to see in infrared, ultraviolet or even radar wavelengths, like Geordi La Forge.
“Much appreciated, @US_FDA!
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